Zoo reopening uncertain as laboratory report yet to come

Officials say the Central Zoo will be reopened to the public only after the Central Veterinary Laboratory submits a fresh report and the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division grants approval.

At least 71 different poultry farms in the Valley—24 in Kathmandu, 35 in Bhaktapur and 12 in Lalitpur—reported an outbreak of avian influenza virus A (H5N1), also called bird flu, that started around a month ago.